ghsa-g4h2-wpj9-vf75
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 00:51
Modified
2025-04-12 12:53
Details

The sanitize_widget_instance function in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 does not use a constant-time comparison for widgets, which allows remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack by measuring the delay before inequality is calculated.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-5730"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-11-09T11:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The sanitize_widget_instance function in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 does not use a constant-time comparison for widgets, which allows remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack by measuring the delay before inequality is calculated.",
  "id": "GHSA-g4h2-wpj9-vf75",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:53:50Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:51:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5730"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33535"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33536"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8130"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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